Roman Glass Ampulla, ex-Bonhams

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A delicate bottle known as an ampulla, free-blown from semi-translucent glass of a pale green hue. The vessel features a slightly concave base, a spherical body with a gentle indentation around the shoulder, a lightly corseted neckline, and a cylindrical neck with a ground rim. Brilliant areas of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence have developed across the vessel and handsomely complement its soft verdant hues. Size: 2.75" W x 4" H (7 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: ex-private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA; ex-Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge Antiquities Auction (May 8, 2013, part of lot 198); ex-private United Kingdom collection, acquired between 1955 and 1976 in Lebanon and the Near East

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Condition Report: Minor abrasions to body, neck, and rim, with light weathering film and encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Light earthen deposits and wonderful iridescence throughout.